$@ vs. $* (was - Re: nohup (from Bourne shell))

[bde at ihlpl.UUCP]

In article <164 at its63b.ed.ac.uk>, simon at its63b.ed.ac.uk (Simon Brown) says:
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> So, until the fix described above (or some equivalent thereof) is official,
> its probably better just to be very careful when using $* or $@ in scripts.
> One foolproof way is to always use ${1+"$@"} in place of $* or $@ or "$@"
> - ok, its ugly, I know... :-)
> 

Oh my goodness!  It's all a plot!

Even in UN*X, we have AT&T encouraging "1 plus" dialing of operators!

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